1978 Daytona 500

Race 2 of 30

Daytona
200 laps
Time of race: 3:07:49
Average speed of winner: 159.730 mph
Margin of victory: 33.2 sec.
Lead changes: 37 among 6 drivers
Cautions: 5 for 24 laps
Lap leaders: Yarborough 1-4, Waltrip 5, Yarborough 6, Waltrip 7, Yarborough 8-9, Waltrip 10, Petty 11-17, Waltrip 18-20, Yarborough 21-22, Waltrip 23-28, Petty 29-60, Yarborough 61, Baker 62-63, Yarborough 64-67, Parsons 68-69, Yarborough 70-71, B. Allison 72-73, Baker 74-80, Yarborough 81, Baker 82-84, Yarborough 85, Baker 86, Yarborough 87-92, Baker 93-94, Yarborough 95-97, Baker 98-99, B. Allison 100, Yarborough 101-102, Baker 103-106, Yarborough 107-117, Baker 118-133, Yarborough 134-136, Baker 137-167, B. Allison 168, Baker 169-173, B. Allison 174-186, Baker 187-189, B. Allison 190-200

Race notes: Debut for Claude Ballot-Léna and Jerry Jolly.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Sponsor	Car	Owner	Crew Chief	Qualifying Speed	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Money	Points
1	33	Bobby Allison	15	Norris	Ford	Moore	Moore		200	5	28	running	44300	180
2	1	Cale Yarborough	11	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	Johnson	Carter	187.536	200	14	43	running	39550	175
3	8	Benny Parsons	72	1st National City Travelers Checks	Oldsmobile	L.G. DeWitt	Elder		199	1	2	running	26550	170
4	2	Ron Hutcherson	53	Valvoline	Buick	Foyt			199	0	0	running	19950	160
5	32	Dick Brooks	90	Truxmore	Mercury	Donlavey			198	0	0	running	18275	155
6	10	Dave Marcis	2	Shoney's	Chevrolet	Osterlund	Livengood		198	0	0	running	14450	150
7	31	Buddy Baker	27	M.C. Anderson	Oldsmobile	M.C. Anderson	Ifft		196	11	76	engine	16395	156
8	9	Bill Elliott	9	Dahlonega Equipment	Mercury	George Elliott	Elliott		195	0	0	running	11935	142
9	23	Ferrel Harris	6	Autowize	Dodge	Stacy			195	0	0	running	11025	138
10	28	Lennie Pond	54	W.I.N., Inc.	Oldsmobile	Ranier	Wilson		195	0	0	running	10035	134
11	11	Tighe Scott	30	Scotty's Fashions	Oldsmobile	Ballard			194	0	0	running	10605	130
12	18	Skip Manning	92	Valvoline	Buick	Hagan			194	0	0	running	9560	127
13	19	Richard Childress	3	CRC	Oldsmobile	Childress			194	0	0	running	8665	124
14	13	Grant Adcox	41	Krystal	Chevrolet	Adcox			193	0	0	running	6370	121
15	30	Roger Hamby	17	Burger King	Chevrolet	Hamby			193	0	0	running	6185	118
16	17	Buddy Arrington	67	Rossmeyer	Dodge	Arrington			192	0	0	running	6845	115
17	40	D.K. Ulrich	40	Ulrich	Chevrolet	Ulrich			192	0	0	running	6150	112
18	25	Dick May	57	McClure Motors	Ford	Alfred McClure			192	0	0	running	4410	109
19	15	Roland Wlodyka	98	Osterlund	Buick	Osterlund			192	0	0	running	4150	106
20	26	Jerry Jolly	28	Ski Machine	Chevrolet	Charles Dean			191	0	0	running	3720	103
21	41	Cecil Gordon	24	Transmissions Unlimited	Chevrolet	Cecil Gordon			191	0	0	running	4110	100
22	35	Claude Ballot-Léna	49	JMS	Dodge	G.C. Spencer			190	0	0	running	2835	0
23	27	Jimmy Lee Capps	26	Hearn Produce	Chevrolet	David Sellers			189	0	0	running	2805	94
24	34	Frank Warren	79	Native Tan	Dodge	Frank Warren			188	0	0	running	3125	91
25	38	Tommy Gale	64	Sunny King Ford & Honda	Ford	Langley			185	0	0	running	3350	88
26	16	Coo Coo Marlin	14	Cunningham-Kelley	Chevrolet	Cunningham-Kelley			179	0	0	running	2425	85
27	12	Neil Bonnett	5	Armor All	Dodge	Stacy			150	0	0	engine	5750	82
28	4	Darrell Waltrip	88	Gatorade	Chevrolet	DiGard	Buddy Parrott		138	5	12	running	15450	84
29	14	Al Holbert	48	Southland Industries	Chevrolet	Hylton	Shelmerdine		136	0	0	oil pressure	3065	76
30	22	J.D. McDuffie	70	Bailey Excavating	Chevrolet	McDuffie			132	0	0	running	2880	73
31	21	Joe Mihalic	61	Norris	Oldsmobile	Norris			110	0	0	head gasket	2200	70
32	3	A.J. Foyt	51	Valvoline	Buick	Foyt			68	0	0	accident	12075	0
33	6	Richard Petty	43	STP	Dodge	Petty	Inman		60	2	39	accident	11600	69
34	5	David Pearson	21	Purolator	Mercury	Wood Brothers	Leonard Wood		60	0	0	accident	6775	61
35	39	Jimmy Means	52	Howard's Machine Shop	Chevrolet	Means			41	0	0	engine	2395	58
36	29	Blackie Wangerin	39	Wangerin	Mercury	Wangerin			30	0	0	piston	1950	55
37	36	Ricky Rudd	22	1st National City Travelers Checks	Chevrolet	Al Rudd			21	0	0	handling	3375	52
38	24	Jim Vandiver	89	O.L. Nixon	Chevrolet	O.L. Nixon			19	0	0	engine	1975	49
39	7	Donnie Allison	1	Hawaiian Tropic	Oldsmobile	Ellington	Pittman		9	0	0	fender	4325	46
40	37	Morgan Shepherd	84	Makar	Mercury	Makar			8	0	0	head gasket	1650	43
41	20	Harry Gant	66	C.C.C.	Buick	Ernestine Emerson			1	0	0	piston	1975	40

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Cale Yarborough	360	2	1	1	2	2
2	Benny Parsons	345	2	0	0	2	2
3	Dave Marcis	305	2	0	0	1	2
4	Dick Brooks	273	2	0	0	1	1
5	Bobby Allison	253	2	0	1	1	1
6	D.K. Ulrich	246	2	0	0	0	1
7	Buddy Arrington	245	2	0	0	0	0
8	Neil Bonnett	242	2	0	0	1	1
9	Tighe Scott	239	2	0	0	0	0
10	David Pearson	231	2	1	0	1	1
11	Skip Manning	227	2	0	0	0	0
12	Richard Childress	227	2	0	0	0	0
13	Al Holbert	218	2	0	0	0	1
14	Frank Warren	215	2	0	0	0	0
15	Cecil Gordon	188	2	0	0	0	0
16	Richard Petty	184	2	0	0	0	0
17	Darrell Waltrip	178	2	0	0	0	0
18	Ron Hutcherson	160	1	0	0	1	1
19	Buddy Baker	156	1	0	0	0	1
20	J.D. McDuffie	152	2	0	0	0	0
21	Jimmy Insolo	151	1	0	0	0	1
22	Bill Elliott	142	1	0	0	0	1
23	Ferrel Harris	138	1	0	0	0	1
24	Roy Smith	138	1	0	0	0	1
25	Lennie Pond	134	1	0	0	0	1